Many things can shape a city—its culture, history, social life, or food scene. But perhaps the most distinctive feature would be architecture. Some buildings can completely fascinate you with their astonishing design and pure aesthetics. Through careful urban planning and understanding of the cultural background, the structure of a city can carry you through time while still leaving you in a very particular place.
Reddish House, in the Wiltshire countryside, was bought by Beaton for £10,000 in the 1940s
Many things can shape a city—its culture, history, social life, or food scene. But perhaps the most distinctive feature would be architecture. Some buildings can completely fascinate you with their astonishing design and pure aesthetics. Through careful urban planning and understanding of the cultural background, the structure of a city can carry you through time while still leaving you in a very particular place.
On the coffee table in our living room at home, my mother has stacks upon stacks of The English Home magazine. I never used to be that interested in them; I found them boring compared to my even larger stack of British Vogue issues I had up in my study, but before I left for […]
English Country Life with @irenemylife - scenes from a 500-year-old Cotswolds manor with sheep, chickens and a dog named Porridge
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Publication date: 27 Oct 2022 Author: Katy Campbell Design expert Katy Campbell and acclaimed photographer Mark Nicholson offer an insider’s look at the Cotswolds' most charming and inspirational private homes At Home in the Cotswolds is a celebration of beautiful Cotswold houses and their interiors. Author Katy Campbell and photographer Mark Nicholson take us on a tour of the villages and rolling hills of the Cotswolds as they uncover some of the most charming and inspirational homes in the region: a chocolate box cottage, an exquisite old rectory, a Georgian farmhouse, a quintessential manor house, an historic stately home, and more. The featured homes, along with their adjacent gardens, were chosen not only for their architectural beauty but for their stunning interiors, which range in style from classical English country retreat to chic contemporary dwelling. Each house, and the interior design of its rooms, reflects the charm and character of its owners—and comes with its own unique and intriguing story. With the homes’ idyllic settings—and a foreword by the Duchess of Marlborough—this collection presents inspirational ideals of English country style certain to fascinate and delight. Read more Brand Abrams & Chronicle Books
At Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire – former home of the Mitford sisters – Rosie Pearson has restored the Jacobean house and gardens, which now provide the setting for a biennial celebration of contemporary sculpture.
Gone are the days of white leather sofas and mirrored tables for the Beckhams: The glamorous family is looking at a lavish old country home with an eye for a new, more traditional style of living.
Property of the Week: Fairytale beauty and historic charm unites within this English country house located in the enchanting North Dorset.
Ston Easton Park is a stunning Grade I listed property. Rees-Mogg's father William bought the country manor in 1964 and the Somerset MP spent around nine years of his life there.
Natalie Massenet and Erik Torstensson spent the past six years transforming a former rectory in the English countryside into a family-friendly retreat.
Ros Byam Shaw considers the hallmarks and history of the English country house look
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Decor Inspiration | English Countryside Charm: Jasper Conran’s 17-Century Dorset Manor - chintz and stripes and open fires; seagrass rugs
With its Robert Adam interiors and Capability Brown landscape, Bowood is the epitome of an eighteenth-century English country house, formed by the taste and vision of previous inhabitants and now adapting gently to the needs of the twenty-first century
Decor Inspiration | English Countryside Charm: Jasper Conran’s 17-Century Dorset Manor - chintz and stripes and open fires; seagrass rugs
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Built in 1634, Kipling purchased the estate in 1902.
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English Country Life with @irenemylife - scenes from a 500-year-old Cotswolds manor with sheep, chickens and a dog named Porridge
For a young Anglo-Italian family, American designer Joy Moyler breathes fresh air into an English manse with a storied past
From rural cottage to grand estate, country gardens should be tailored to the house and landscape they occupy. Clare Foster talks to three garden designers about the elements that give a garden that all-important sense of place and we've included loads of inspiration to help you design your English country garden to perfection
William Eubanks Memphis Tennessee English Country Manor Style Home Gardens Historic Climbing Roses Interior Design Chintz
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